Franken ‘troubled’ by Obama’s ISIS-strategy statement

The latest criticism of President Barack Obama’s handling of the threat from the group Islamic State is coming from what ought to be friendly territory: a Democratic senator.

Minnesota’s Al Franken, who’s up for re-election this year, has sent a letter dated Sept. 2 to Attorney General Eric Holder, saying he’s “troubled” by Obama’s recent suggestion the administration doesn’t have a strategy to confront the group’s activities in Syria.

Franken’s letter says he’s particularly concerned about the threat posed by Americans, including those from his state, who have traveled to Syria to fight with the group, also known as the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, or the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.